White House says Erdogan promised Trump he'd finish off ISIS in Syria
Source: NBC News
In his phone call with President Donald Trump, Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan reportedly promised that Turkey would take responsibility for finishing off the Islamic State if the U.S. pulled out of Syria, a senior White House official tells NBC News.
Erdogan said to the president, In fact, as your friend, I give you my word in this, the official said, speaking on condition of anonymity to disclose details of a presidential phone call.
A second U.S. official confirmed that Erdogan had said during the call that Turkey could deal with any remaining ISIS fighters if Turkey were able to operate in northern Syria.
The Turkish Embassy in Washington and Turkish officials in Ankara had no comment Saturday.
Read more: https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/politics-news/white-house-says-erdogan-promised-trump-he-d-finish-isis-n951296
Well, why didn't he SAY so? That makes it all better...
sakabatou
(42,170 posts)reggaehead
(269 posts)But he means to finish off the Kurds. He's proteceting ISIL
Wellstone ruled
(34,661 posts)troops on the Syrian Border to wipe out the Kurds. Way to go Trump,hope we see you inn the Hague.
DRoseDARs
(6,810 posts)Catch2.2
(629 posts)Russia didn't meddle in the elections.
Leghorn21
(13,526 posts)Mr. Khashoggi's torturous screams as he was butchered and dismembered?
Yeah, didnt think so.
FUCK YA BOTH GODDAMMIT
Equinox Moon
(6,344 posts)I hope Congress subpoenas her.
Nitram
(22,853 posts)McCamy Taylor
(19,240 posts)roamer65
(36,747 posts)Especially with them attacking Kurds.
Kurds will go for broke and attempt to form an independent Kurdistan.
Jarqui
(10,130 posts)Secretary of Defense ...
thewhollytoast
(318 posts)"Okay, I have this super hot girlfriend. But, you don't know her because she lives in another town."
How many times has Trumpling gotten on the phone, said one thing was said, but when the other side says what was spoken, and the two versions don't mesh? Is something wrong with the line? Are the interpreters not up to snuff?
Or, is it that Donald J. Trump is a liar?
Toast
iluvtennis
(19,868 posts)videohead5
(2,181 posts)More than he trust our own military. This man is unfit for any office.
MBS
(9,688 posts)Every day that this man is in the White House our country is in ever greater danger.
no_hypocrisy
(46,159 posts)Erdogan wouldn't risk ISIS blow-back with ISIS going into Turkey and claiming territory as their caliphate.